Reminiscences of Ernest Mason Allen : oral history, 1963.

Biographical Note

Public health official.

Scope and Contents

Public Health Service administrator of venereal diseases rapid treatment centers; Research Grants Division, National Institute of Health: grants administration procedures, study sections, re-evaluation of Office of Scientific Research and Development contracts, program development via study of unmet research needs; fellowships and training grant programs; importance of acquisition and dissemination of knowledge; growing complexity of scientific research; Public Health Service support of nationwide clinical research centers; increasing need for fiscal accountability and controls; increasing bureaucratization; need for administrative manual.

Subjects

• Allen, Ernest Mason, 1904-
• Health officers--Interviews.
• Health services administration.
• Interviews.
• National Institute of Health (U.S.)
• Oral histories.
• Phillips, Harlan B., interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Public health--Research.
• Public health--United States.
• United States. Public Health Service. Division of Venereal Diseases.

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